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Prefontaine
Classic
Hayward Field, Eugene,
OR, May 27, 2001
Photos
by Alison Wade/www.mensracing.com
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800m
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Gallery Two | 5,000m Gallery One | 5,000m
Gallery Two
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1.
Rabbits Sammy Langat and Andrew Walker lead the 5,000m.
2. #65 Leonard Mucheru has had a great year on the
U.S. track circuit, while #42 Bob Kennedy has been up and
down.
3. Mexico's Pablo Olmedo.
4. The Nike posse of Ray Hughes, Brent Hauser, Abdi
Abdirahman and Nick Rogers is joined by #63 Blair Martin.
5. Brent Hauser with Martin of New Zealand.
6. Ireland's Walker, helping to set the pace.
7. Mucheru.
8. Kenyan Albert Chepkurui.
9. Daniel Gachara (leading) and Ben Maiyo, both of
Kenya.
10. Ireland's Mark Carroll.
11. U.S. 10,000m Olympian Abdirahman.
12. The Nike posse again, with Nolan Swanson (#58)
having replaced Abdi Abdirahman.
13. Hauser again.
14. Gachara (DNF), Mucheru and Maiyo lead the way...
15. L-R: Said El Wardi, Said Berrioui, Kennedy and
Abraham Chebii follow right behind. (And we think that's Luke
Kipkosgei tucked in behind Chebii.
16. R-L: Swanson, Rogers, Hauser, Hughes and Martin.
17. Hughes.
18. Meb Keflezighi, who earlier this month set a new
American Record for 10,000m (27:13.98). Meb found himself
between packs for much of this race and he finished 5th in
13:23.16.
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